Immigrant Ships
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Ship William

I James D Gillis do solemnly, sincerely and truly Sware [sic] that the following List or Manifest of Passengers subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New-York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship William whereof I am Master, from Antwerp So help me God. [signed:] James D Gillis

Sworn to, the Dec^r 11 1827
Before me ?????????? DC

List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Ship William whereof James D Gillis is Master, from Antwerp Burthen 292 59/95 Tons.

Columns represent: Names.; Age. [Years.; Months.]; Sex.; Occupation.; The Country to which they severally belong.; The Country to which they intend to become inhabitants.; Died on the Voyage. The columns "(Age) Months" and "Died on the Voyage" are blank and are omitted in this transcription.

1* Benjamin ?ag      24  Male  Seaman  UStates  UStates
2* Silvester P ?ogg  23  Male  Seaman  UStates  UStates
                                 [signed] James D Gillis

 
Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an "*" indicates an omission or error made in the original document
or a clarification by this transcriber.

The use of a "?" indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
the quality of the original document.

The signature attesting to the sworn statement is indecipherable; it is
followed by "DC" which may indicate the Deputy Collector of Customs

Passengers were numbered by the transcriber for ease of reference.

1  Family name may be Fag or Tag
2  Family name may be Fogg or Togg

National Archives and Records Administration, LDS FHL Film #0002256,
Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York from Nov 21, 1827 to Jun 30, 1828.
Ship William, Antwerp, December 11, 1827, #822.

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